Vikramarkudu
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Vikramarkudu is a Tollywood film released on 23 June 2006 and was directed by S.S. Rajamouli. Ravi Teja
and Anushka Shetty
play the main roles in this film. This film was a big success. Ravi Teja
plays a double role, for the first time, in this film
. He was praised by big stars for his commendable performance. This film was given an 'A' certificate upon release. The film is now being remade in Hindi as "Rowdy Rathore
" starring Akshay Kumar.
) is a small-time thief and crook who is crazy about acts of daredevilry. He falls in love with Neeraja (Anushka Shetty
). One day, he gets the shock of his life when a young girl turns up and claims him to be her father. After recovering from the stunning blow, he slowly starts to find out the truth behind the claim. It turns out that the girl is the daughter of Police Officer Vikram Singh Rathod (Ravi Teja). He is on the run from the notorious Chambal
dacoits. He hides himself in Hyderabad. But after getting hit in the head and getting stabbed a couple of times, Rathod dies in front of Babu.
Babu now goes to the Chambal valley and settles the score on behalf of the dead Rathore.
as"Siruthai". A Hindi
remake by Prabhu Deva as "Rowdy Rathore
" with Akshay Kumar
and Sonakshi Sinha
in lead roles is in production stage.
Ravi Teja
Ravi Teja is an Indian Telugu film actor. He won the Nandi Award for Best Actor for the film Neninthe in 2008. He has participated in other films including Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru, Idiot,Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Venky, Bhadra, Vikramarkudu, Krishna, Kick, and Mirapakaay...
and Anushka Shetty
Anushka Shetty
Anushka Shetty is an Indian film actress who works mainly in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. She debuted in the 2005 Telugu film Super and rose to fame following her performance in Vikramarkudu...
play the main roles in this film. This film was a big success. Ravi Teja
Ravi Teja
Ravi Teja is an Indian Telugu film actor. He won the Nandi Award for Best Actor for the film Neninthe in 2008. He has participated in other films including Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru, Idiot,Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Venky, Bhadra, Vikramarkudu, Krishna, Kick, and Mirapakaay...
plays a double role, for the first time, in this film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
. He was praised by big stars for his commendable performance. This film was given an 'A' certificate upon release. The film is now being remade in Hindi as "Rowdy Rathore
Rowdy Rathore
Rowdy Rathore is an upcoming Bollywood action film directed by Prabhu Deva, starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles. Produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala, the film is scheduled for release on 15 June, 2012. The filming started on 10 August 2011...
" starring Akshay Kumar.
Story
Athili Sathi Babu (Ravi TejaRavi Teja
Ravi Teja is an Indian Telugu film actor. He won the Nandi Award for Best Actor for the film Neninthe in 2008. He has participated in other films including Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru, Idiot,Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Venky, Bhadra, Vikramarkudu, Krishna, Kick, and Mirapakaay...
) is a small-time thief and crook who is crazy about acts of daredevilry. He falls in love with Neeraja (Anushka Shetty
Anushka Shetty
Anushka Shetty is an Indian film actress who works mainly in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. She debuted in the 2005 Telugu film Super and rose to fame following her performance in Vikramarkudu...
). One day, he gets the shock of his life when a young girl turns up and claims him to be her father. After recovering from the stunning blow, he slowly starts to find out the truth behind the claim. It turns out that the girl is the daughter of Police Officer Vikram Singh Rathod (Ravi Teja). He is on the run from the notorious Chambal
Chambal River
The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in central India, and forms part of the greater Gangetic drainage system. The river flows north-northeast through Madhya Pradesh, running for a time through Rajasthan, then forming the boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh before turning...
dacoits. He hides himself in Hyderabad. But after getting hit in the head and getting stabbed a couple of times, Rathod dies in front of Babu.
Babu now goes to the Chambal valley and settles the score on behalf of the dead Rathore.
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Ravi Teja Ravi Teja Ravi Teja is an Indian Telugu film actor. He won the Nandi Award for Best Actor for the film Neninthe in 2008. He has participated in other films including Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru, Idiot,Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Venky, Bhadra, Vikramarkudu, Krishna, Kick, and Mirapakaay... |
Athili Sathi Babu/ASP Vikram Singh Rathod |
| Brahmanandam Brahmanandam Brahmanandam Kanneganti is an Indian actor, commonly appearing in Telugu films. He was born into a Viswakarma gold smith family. He holds Guinness World Record for acting in the most number of films in a single language. He was starred in over 900 films till date. He is noted for Physical comedy... |
Duvva Abbulu |
| Anushka Shetty Anushka Shetty Anushka Shetty is an Indian film actress who works mainly in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. She debuted in the 2005 Telugu film Super and rose to fame following her performance in Vikramarkudu... |
Neeraja Goswami |
| Vineeth Kumar | Bavuji |
| Ajay | Titla |
| Rajeev Kanakala | Inspector Mahanti |
| Ruthika | Sub-Inspector Razia |
| Amit Kumar | Bavuji's Son |
| Raghu Babu Raghu Babu Raghu Babu is a Telugu comedian, who is the elder son of famous comedian and character actor Giri Babu. He got married in 1988.-Partial filmography:*Endhukante Premanta*Mondi Mogullu Penki Pellalu... |
Bavuji’s brother-in-law |
| Ali Ali (actor) Ali is a South Indian actor who has acted in more than 800 films in Telugu, Tamil and Bollywood film industries. He is a regular actor in Puri Jagannadh's movies and pawan kalyan's movies... |
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| Jaya Prakash Reddy Jaya Prakash Reddy Jaya Prakash Reddy is a Telugu actor born at Sirivella, Allagadda , Kurnool district, in Andhra Pradesh, India. He came into the limelight with the movie "Samarasimha Reddy" where he played the role of Veera Raghava Reddy. That movie marked him as one of the best villains in Tollywood. Foldly... |
Home Minister |
| Baby Neha | Vikram Rathod's daughter |
| Prakash Raj Prakash Raj Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to... |
DCP (Guest Appearance) |
| Meghna Naidu Meghna Naidu Meghna Naidu is an Indian actress and dancer. Her first major appearance was in the music video for UMI10's "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" , an official remix of Lata Mangeshkar's 1981 song "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai"... |
Item number in song Vastavaa |
| Jyothika | Vikram Rathod's Wife |
Crew
- Direction: S. S. RajamouliS. S. RajamouliS.S. Rajamouli is a screenwriter and film director who works in Telugu cinema. He was introduced as a director by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starting from his first venture as a director, all his movies have had great success at the box office...
- Producer: M. L. Kumar Chowdary
- Cinematographer: Sarvesh MurariSarvesh MurariSarvesh Murari is an Indian cinematographer who works in the Telugu film industry. His most recent film was Ragada. he learned cinematography at jawaharlal nehru technological university...
- Editor: Kotagiri Venkateswara RaoKotagiri Venkateswara RaoKotagiri Venkateswara Rao is an Indian film editor. He is younger brother of Kotagiri Gopala Rao, also a known film editor.-Brief lifesketch:...
- Fights: Ram Lakshman
- Music: M. M. Keeravani
- Lyrics: Chandra Bose, M.M. Keeravani, Bandaru Daanaiah, Jonnavithula
- Singers: K. S. Chitra, TippuTippu (singer)Tippu is a South Indian playback singer who has performed in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu languages. Tippu's original name, as told by him in Koffee with Anu, is Ekambaresh. He is married to playback singers Harini. Tippu did his schooling at St. John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School...
, Vijji, M.M. Keeravani, Sunitha, Anuradha SriramAnuradha SriramAnuradha Sriram is an Indian carnatic and playback singer who hails from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung in many Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.- Personal life :...
, Ganga, MalavikaMalavika (singer)BiographyMalavika is a Tollywood playback singer born on the 6th of July. Malavika started her singing career with the song "Nuvvu nenu kalisunte" for the movie Gangotri. Malavika, who is a Nandi Award winner as the best playback singer for the year 2005-06, has sung for around 70 movies till date...
, Nihaad Alingal
Songs
| Song | Singer(s) | Lyricist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dammare Damma | Chitra Tippu Vijji |
Chandra Bose | |
| Jum Jum Maya | Keeravani Sunitha |
Keeravani | |
| Vastavaa | Anuradha Sriram | Chandra Bose | |
| Dooranga | Ganga Keeravani |
Bandaru Daanaiah | |
| Jolaalee | Malavika | Keeravani | |
| College Papala | Chitra Jassie Gift |
Jonnavithula | |
Box office
- The film along with its various dubbed versions collected a total gross of 16 crore.
Dubbed versions and remakes
The film was dubbed into Malayalam, Hindi and Bhojpuri as Vikramathithya, Pratighat and Vikram Singh Rathore IPS respectively. It was also remade into Kannada as "Veera Madakari" and in TamilTamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
as"Siruthai". A Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
remake by Prabhu Deva as "Rowdy Rathore
Rowdy Rathore
Rowdy Rathore is an upcoming Bollywood action film directed by Prabhu Deva, starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles. Produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala, the film is scheduled for release on 15 June, 2012. The filming started on 10 August 2011...
" with Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
and Sonakshi Sinha
Sonakshi Sinha
Sonakshi Sinha is an Indian actress and model.She is the daughter of actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha and Punam Sinha...
in lead roles is in production stage.